"Alright, then we'll start with Yaoyorozu."
"Yes."Momo Yaoyorozu straightened her posture before speaking."First, from the Hero Team's perspective—Midoriya-kun's capabilities were clear for everyone to see. He reached the third floor in the shortest amount of time using overwhelming speed, then deliberately used Bakugo-kun's personality to provoke him and lure him away from the stairwell. The purpose of this was to give Uraraka-san enough time to secure a proper position for the next phase of the operation."
She paused briefly, then continued.
"Second, from Midoriya-kun's confrontation with Bakugo-kun, it's not difficult to conclude that Midoriya-kun's combat ability actually exceeds Bakugo-kun's. So the question is—why did he intentionally provoke Bakugo-kun? I believe it's because an enraged Bakugo-kun lacks awareness of the overall situation. As for why Bakugo-kun became that angry…"She coughed lightly. "That may also be Midoriya-kun's fault. Ahem—sorry, I'm getting off topic."
She regained her composure.
"Moving on. Midoriya-kun understood that Bakugo-kun's speed was extremely high. In order for the plan to succeed, he had to make sure Bakugo-kun couldn't catch up. That explains the punch Midoriya-kun used to disable him earlier. After that, the rest of the plan becomes very clear—Midoriya-kun ran to the fourth floor and deliberately drew Iida-kun's attention, while Uraraka-san climbed in through the exterior window and retrieved the 'nuclear weapon.'"
"Well explained!"All Might gave Momo a thumbs-up.That was even more detailed than my explanation!
"Um… I'd like to add something," Ochaco said, raising her hand with her eyes closed.
"Go ahead."
"Well… Midoriya-kun told me that if he failed to stop Bakugo-kun, then Bakugo-kun would chase him straight to the fourth floor. At that point, Midoriya-kun would do everything he could to hold back both Bakugo-kun and Iida-kun, giving me the chance to recover the 'nuclear weapon' as quickly as possible."
As Ochaco spoke, she lowered her head.In both plans, Midoriya-kun had placed himself in the most dangerous position—leaving her with almost no risk at all.
"And that brings us to the Hero Team's weakness," Momo continued. "More accurately, Midoriya-kun's weakness. The enemies we face in the real world will be ruthless and unforgiving. A strategy that relies on one teammate repeatedly sacrificing themselves to complete the mission is absolutely unacceptable."
She spoke firmly.
"While the plan itself was excellent, no one wants a teammate who is constantly willing to injure themselves just to achieve an objective. However—someone willing to risk everything for victory is undeniably commander material. That's something my father once told me, and I strongly agree. For that reason, I believe there is much I can learn from Midoriya-kun."
Momo placed her hands on her hips as she finished.
"Mm… ahem."All Might cleared his throat."The part about learning self-harm from Midoriya-kun—we'll discuss that later. Next group, begin your exercise!"
Meanwhile, Izuku—who was receiving treatment from Recovery Girl—found himself once again seeing that familiar figure in his dreams.
"You again?! What do you want this time?! You pinched my cheeks last time and they still haven't fully recovered!"Izuku stared at the figure warily.
"Oh, come on, don't be so stingy. A little pinch won't kill you," the familiar figure said lightly, reaching out again.
Izuku immediately clamped both hands over his cheeks, leaving absolutely no opening.
"Tch. So petty."The figure shrugged. "Fine, fine. Since you're so cute, I'll give you something else."
With a wave of their hand, a motorcycle appeared in front of Izuku.
"A motorcycle? I'm not eighteen yet—I can't ride that."
"Who said anything about riding it?"
The figure pressed a symbol above the fuel port. In an instant, the motorcycle transformed into a robot. The figure patted its metallic body proudly.
"This is what I'm giving you—Mobile Pegasus. A lifeline for when you're in real danger. Come here. I'll register your facial data and voiceprint. After that, you'll be able to control it using voice commands."
The figure beckoned, and Izuku's body moved forward against his will.
"Recording voice data. Please speak."
The mechanical voice startled Izuku.
"H-hello…" he said quietly.
"Voice registration complete."
"That was terrifying!!"
Izuku jolted awake.
He found All Might speaking with Recovery Girl beside his bed.
"All Might, what is wrong with you?" Recovery Girl snapped. "This is already the third time he's been brought here. With injuries like these, I can't even use my Quirk properly anymore—I can only wait for his cells to regenerate naturally!"
"I'm sorry. This is my fault," All Might said gravely. "But Midoriya must learn to control that power in a short time, or else—"
"Yes, yes, Symbol of Peace, Living Legend, All Might-sama," Recovery Girl interrupted. "But tell me—why are you in such a hurry to make this boy master your power?"
"Because… I can feel my strength rapidly declining. And my body—"
"I don't want to hear anything about your problems."She turned toward the bed. "I need to restore that boy's leg function."
She lifted the curtain—and froze.
Izuku Midoriya was already climbing out of bed.
The atmosphere instantly became awkward.
"Ahaha… good evening, teachers."
"Midoriya, how are you… awake already?"
"Well, school's over. I can't exactly stay here after dismissal…"
Painfully realistic.
"Are your legs really fine?" Recovery Girl asked, seeing such absurd recovery for the first time.
"They're okay. I was wearing sandbags while running today, so the damage wasn't too severe."
So he really is using sandbags to regulate his speed…
"If there's nothing else, I'll be heading home."
"Oh—uh—alright then. Just don't move your arm too much."
"Got it."
Izuku smiled and waved his bandaged right arm, then dashed out of the infirmary.
"I'll say this—he's much tougher than you were back then."
"Of course. Look at whose successor he is."
That night, after finishing his homework and journal, Izuku picked up his phone.
Kaminari Denki: Does anyone know how to solve today's math problem? It's insanely hard.Iida Tenya: Homework only has value if you solve it yourself, Kaminari.Kaminari Denki: Then can you do it?Iida Tenya: …No. But I'm thinking.Jiro Kyoka: I can't do it either!! Someone please teach me!!Bakugo Katsuki: Bunch of idiots.Hagakure Toru: I calculated the last problem five times and got five different answers. I'm losing it!!Mineta Minoru: Bunch of idiots +1Kaminari Denki: The worst part is Mineta is actually a genius!! You were supposed to be on our side!Mineta Minoru: Heh, I'm just that amazing. Going to read some R-18 manga now!
Mineta Minoru has been muted for 10 minutes by administrator Iida Tenya
Ashido Mina: Nice one, Iida. Also waiting for a genius to stream the solution.
"Pfft… so a lot of people couldn't solve this one either," Izuku muttered."I'll send them the approach, then."
Holding his phone with one hand, Izuku photographed the solution steps—carefully excluding the final answer—and sent them to the group chat.
Kaminari Denki: Whoa, the boss has appeared! Thanks, genius!!Hagakure Toru: I was about to lose my mind over that problem. Thank you, Midoriya-sama—you're an angel!!